The Michigan Panthers announced on Thursday that the team has set its final roster at 50 players as the Panthers prepare for the upcoming UFL season.
The majority of last year’s team (68 percent) that finished the regular season 7-3 and had an appearance in the USFL Championship game return for the 2025 season.
There are six players on the roster with ties to Michigan (either being from Michigan or playing collegiately in the state) including offensive lineman Brian Dooley (attended Eastern Michigan), quarterback Rocky Lombardi (born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and attended Michigan State), defensive back Keni-H Lovely (attended Western Michigan), running back Nate McCrary (from Muskegon, Michigan and attended Saginaw Valley State), tight end Gunnar Oakes (attended Eastern Michigan) and defensive end Kenny Willekes (from Rockford, Michigan and attended Michigan State).
The following is the Michigan Panthers 50-man roster:
| No. | Name | Position | Last College |
| 19 | Adonis Alexander | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 98 | Levi Bell | DE | Texas State |
| 73 | Jake Burton | OL | Baylor |
| 69 | Cohl Cabral | OL | Arizona State |
| 96 | T.J. Carter | DE | Kentucky |
| 97 | Ron’Dell Carter | DE | James Madison |
| 26 | Matthew Colburn II | RB | Wake Forest |
| 60 | Victor Curne | OL | Mississippi |
| 10 | Noah Dawkins | LB | Citadel |
| 15 | Akeem Dent | S | Florida State |
| 77 | Brian Dooley | OL | Eastern Michigan |
| 8 | Danny Etling | QB | LSU |
| 25 | Tyree Gillespie | S | Missouri |
| 5 | Frank Ginda | LB | San Jose State |
| 80 | Cole Hikutini | TE | Louisville |
| 61 | Noah Johnson | OL | Kansas State |
| 12 | Rocky Lombardi | QB | Northern Illinois |
| 18 | Keni-H Lovely | DB | Western Michigan |
| 82 | Xavier Malone | WR | Henderson State |
| 4 | Siaosi Mariner | WR | Utah State |
| 44 | Garrett Marino | DT | UAB |
| 28 | Nate McCrary | RB | Saginaw Valley State |
| 14 | D.J. Miller Jr. | DB | Kent State |
| 81 | Jaylon Moore | WR | Tennessee-Martin |
| 45 | Donavan Mutin | LB | Houston |
| 21 | Kai Nacua | FS | BYU |
| 86 | Samson Nacua | WR | BYU |
| 75 | Ryan Nelson | OL | Virginia |
| 84 | Gunnar Oakes | TE | Eastern Michigan |
| 54 | Jordan Ober | LS | Nebraska |
| 72 | Chim Okorafor | OL | Benedictine College (KS) |
| 99 | Walter Palmore | DT | Missouri |
| 3 | Bryce Perkins | QB | Virginia |
| 33 | B.T. Potter | K | Clemson |
| 6 | Devin Ross | WR | Colorado |
| 76 | Keith Russell | OL | Missouri Western |
| 20 | Jaden Shirden | RB | Monmouth |
| 9 | Marcus Simms | WR | West Virginia |
| 57 | Breeland Speaks | DE | Mississippi |
| 91 | Ron Stone Jr. | DE | Washington State |
| 42 | Mika Tafua | DE | Utah |
| 2 | Arnold Tarpley III | S | Vanderbilt |
| 1 | Levonta Taylor | CB | Florida State |
| 22 | Bryce Torneden | S | Kansas |
| 17 | Malik Turner | WR | Illinois |
